Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-03

consent Oh the council.
Gov. Church of Dakota dominates James
| A. Ward of Sioux Falls to be auditor,
and John ID. Benton OF Fargo to be treas.
urer.
At Roseville, Ark, j. C. Pendegrast's
residence was burned, and his five sons
persisted.
| The safes in the sheriff's offices Of Logan
county, Ark, were robbed OF $50, 600, a
large portion belonging to the public
school funds.
Ben Butler testified in the suit for DANA
ges brought against him by Lester in the
New York court directs the Jury to find Tor
thedeiendant, which is done.
Tho Arkansas senate concurred in the
| house amendment to the senate bill for
any OF the executive, legislative or judicial
officers of the state.
| The body of Peter Gibbons. forty years
of age. was found near the South Hart,
| OAK, frozen to death. There was over $500
in $50 gold pieces in his possession.
At New York, the jury in the case OF Capt.
| Unger, who killed August Bohle and dissect-
ed his body, have returned a verdict of
guilty OF manslaughter in the first degree.
The London Court Socity Review pub
fishes a portrait OF Mrs. Cleveland.
The Chicago News admits that there is
some truth in Phil Armour's recent declara-
ton that Chicago has reached her zenith,
at least as pork and grain center, the re-
ceipts OF wheat having declined go per
cent. and corn is per cent with a cores
bonding loss in shipments.
The Merchants National Bank closed
its doors. The branches at Central City,
Sturgis and Sun Dance are also closed, but
the Speariish branch remains open.
At Sioux City nine saloonkeepers were
sentenced by Judge Lewis, OF the district
court, to pay fines ranging from 5000 to
$3.50, with costs and attorneys fees, and
to imprisonment till the fines are paid.
Orders of abaeement, shutting up the sa-
looms OF the defendants and selling their
contents, were issued to the defendants.
A. w. Shafer, one OF the sentenced saloon
keepers, is ruined financially. His saloon
the finest in the state, the fixtures alone
costing Sl6.Oo0-is in the hands OF the
sheriff under order OF abatement.
At La Crosse DIR. l.. C. McKenney died
at the residence OF his son-in,law, DR.. II.
G. Miller, aged sixty-six years.
The opera house at Columbus. o., was
burned.
Lion Henry Hathorn died at Saratoga
| Springs aged 74years. He was stricken with
paralys is on the 7th inst, and never re-
covered. Mr.. Hathcrn was the owner OF
the Hawthorn spring. and wGs at one time
the proprietor Of the Union hotel and
built Congress ball. He had held theprom-
| inent county Offices OF sheriff and supervi-
sor, and Represented his district in the
Forty-third and Forty fourth congresses.
The president nominated Henry over
stolz Of Missouri to be assistant treasurer
/ of the United States at st. Louis.
! The attorney general has finally sent TO
the senate his reply to the resolution ask
| ing for the awards oil the past year in the
| Fox and Wisconsin river howage damage
Eases. The attorney general says that the
judgments affirmed and the liability of the
| United States for the amount awarded es-
tablished in conformity to law, but that
there is no appropriation for their pay
meut.
| Charles w. McCrone was nominated
postmaster at Alexandria, Oak. He is
| rity clerk oi that town and q prominent
| business man. He was endorsed by Dele
! gate Clifford and prominent politicians of
that place. lie will be confirmed without
difficulty.
| Philips Bros. & Co., wholesale dry
! FOODS, Baltimore, have failed. Assets,
L
| 5000, 900; liabilities rot stated.
Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant is visiting Senator
and Mrs. Stanford in Washington.
The president has approved fifty-seven
private pension bills since Monday.
Mrs. William Stewart OF Nevada denies
that she has ever been snubbed by Wash
ington society.
Gadban Pacha. special agent OF the porte
ia Bulgaria, has informed the grand vizier
! that the only solution OF the Bulgarian
problem is Russian occupation oil Bulgaria
and Turkish occupation OF Eastern Rou.
,melia.
Private advices from London state that
Martin F. Upper is almost entirely brok-
an down in health He can neither read,
write nor speak ineligible, though his
mind is clear. He will be seventy. seven
next July.
On the question whether the result oil
tbe elections as n whole makes for peace,
English opinion seems divided. The Stand.
ard = Vienna correspondent reiterates his
assertion that Germany will demand from
Fr4eIee some guarantee OF neutrality IN
rase oil an outbreak IN the East, or some
/ sxpianation OF her increased armaments
Bear the frontier.
Alsaee and Lorraine, the two former
French provinces have returned solid
Iphalanx Of antiannexationalist deputies
This of course has produced an Immense
sensation in France. The National says
"Feb 21 is a day that will remain eternal
" craven on the heart oil France" La
Liberte regards the Alsatian vote as "a
proud reply to the maneuvers Of the en-
, peror's lieutenants. The Revanche says
lisThese two provinces are still the advanc'
, lorts Of France. Gen. Boulanger was natu
rally looked to for striking expression o
opinion. He said When the ballot boxei
speak as they recently did, after l 8 year.
| Of occupation, one may well ask whethe
. Alsace would not burst into revolt wer
Germany to declare war on France.
Postofices established: Dakota Merri
Reld Grand Forks county. Wisconsin-Gag
I en- Forest county. Site Changed Minneso
!. | la: Upsala, Morrison county. Postmaster
: commissioned-Iowa Blanchard, j. X
( Pruitt; Green Mountain g. Elliott. Wis
eonsin. Coleman. A. Beaudry. Forth Clas
:, PostmastersAppoin Dakota: Rutland
9 A. ii. Stewart; Perry. G. II. Lewis. Min
{ uesota: Muriock. T. Fogarty, Montana
Clarence, w. ii. Heaton. Iowa: Cheste
! Center. Mrs. II. Look; Ioka Station. {
Powell.
i Miss Title May Forney youngest dangt
ter Of the late Col. John w. Forney,
4 now q regular member Of the staff OF
c Philadelphia society journal known a
Leisure Hours She is a bright and trer
shant writer.